Charnat has no famous person on record yet
Thiers, 8 mi away, has 31 on its list, the best known Claire Chazal. The Puy-de-Dôme lists hold names for 127 towns. The longest list of any town in Puy-de-Dôme belongs to Clermont-Ferrand, with 356. After Clermont-Ferrand, the next longest list in Puy-de-Dôme is Riom’s, with 68.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Charnat (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charnat yet.
Famous people born near Charnat
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Charnat, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Charnat
Who counts as from Charnat?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Charnat itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Claire Chazal: Francois from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.